Senior Consultant – Report & Disclosure

Role Overview

• As a Senior Consultant in our Reporting and Disclosure team, you will be client-focused, project managing and supporting projects that allow organizations to communicate their progress on sustainability.
• You will be an experienced writer, with knowledge of how reports are organised and designed, whilst also being meticulous on details.
• Alongside this, you will contribute to our long-term growth through supporting the development of our market proposition and business development.
• Responsibilities fall into three major areas:
• Client & Project Delivery – 80% of time
• Project Management – managing the delivery of agreed consulting engagements / projects on time, on budget, and to high standards of quality.
• Deliverable Drafting & Presentation – preparing and delivering high quality reports, presentations, and workshops in line with project scope.
• Report Messaging and Editorial – developing key messaging and positioning for reports, reviewing tone of voice, structure and flow, editing content, and working closely with our in-house design team to ensure designs and narratives work together.
• Expert input and QA – reviewing project work and providing expert viewpoint and quality assurance on deliverables.
• Client Relationship Building – earning the confidence and trust of client teams, and representing our direct clients’ interests effectively inside their organisations.
• Business Development – 10% of time
• Service development
• contributing to the development of our reporting service offering and/or streamlining and improving existing service offerings.
• Key Account Development – helping to guide and support deeper and longer-term partnerships with valuable and impactful clients over time.
• Proposal / Bid Writing & Presentation – discussing, framing, designing, pricing and presenting project proposals (with the guidance and support of colleagues)
• Thought Leadership & Marketing – supporting the team and wider business in lead generation and brand-building through the creation of IP and marketing materials
• Organisational & Personal Development – 10% of time
• Training & Personal Development – using the ACE (Anthesis Centre of Excellence) learning and development platform, and guided by your line manager.
• Strategic & Organisational Initiatives – contributing to important internal initiatives and innovation.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in reporting consulting or agency.
• Or 5+ years’ experience in-house, in a related organisational function / field, where report writing was part of role.
• Experience of Sustainability Reporting is essential.
• Confidence in talking to CFOs and financial professionals in client organisations.
• Ability to respond positively to pressure and take a flexible approach to the dynamic, fast moving sustainability reporting sector.
• Good working familiarity with MS Office Suite is required, with high levels of numeracy and good Excel skills preferred.
• Understanding of ESG data collection platform landscape and experience of implementing data systems with clients or in-house is desirable.
• Previous experience with CSRD reporting/preparation, sustainability assurance and/or running Double Materiality Assessments in-house or for a client is desirable
• Collaborative: a ‘we’ not ‘I’ focused team player, who enjoys collaborating with colleagues and clients with diverse backgrounds and personalities, and contributing to shared success.
• Flexible: high levels of adaptability, with the capacity to adjust to new situations and challenges swiftly and effectively. Comfortable with conditions of ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Resilient: confident to cope with a demanding and sometimes high-pressure working environment, and with an ability to bounce back strongly from inevitable setbacks.
• Organised: disciplined, conscientious, reliable and responsive in the face of a sometimes complex and fast-moving workflow.
• Ethical: honest, open and trustworthy, with the highest standards of integrity in conduct towards colleagues, clients and collaborators.
• Proactive: the drive and confidence to anticipate and raise issues, and take the initiative where necessary, in a ‘high-permission’ team culture.
• Communicative: a clear and persuasive communicator, with the ability to distill and convey complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to adapt communication style to difference audiences and settings.

Benefits

• Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company
• Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team
• Work solely on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients
• Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME’s who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have
• Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis
• Competitive salary in line with, experience and skills
• Competitive benefits including flexible working, 25 days holiday and two volunteering days off and the day off for your Birthday!
• An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
• Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.